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Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Farm horse tax - Volume 10 - Counties (Kincardine - Lanark) (see 'More info' for county details), E326/10/10

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Survey of Kincardine Shire continued

I William Greig Surveyor aforesaid Do thereby Certify That upon carefull examination of
foregoing rates and duties I find they amount to Three hundred and eighteen pounds
sixteen shillings and six pence sterling and 20 per Cent thereon together Three hundred
eight two pounds eleven shillings & nine pence 6/10 sterling And I do make Oath that
Notices were left with the whole foregoing Inhabitants or at their dwelling places on
the dates aforesaid requiring them within fourteen days to give in List of their
Farm horses employed by them from 5 April 1796 to 5 April 1797 And that the
foregoing Survey is made out from the List returned to me And from the best
information I could procure of the horses of those whose Lists were deficient or
who neglected or refused to return Lists in terms of the Notices of requisition
left with them as aforesaid
At Montrose April 1798
Sworn before me

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Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Farm horse tax - Volume 10 - Counties (Kincardine - Lanark) (see 'More info' for county details), E326/10/10

Volume 10 contains farm horse tax information on the following counties: Kincardineshire (Mearns), Kinross-shire, Kirkcudbrightshire and Lanarkshire.

Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records)

The Scottish Exchequer, and subsequently the Court of Exchequer, were concerned with the accounting of collected taxes in Scotland. These taxes include the Carriage tax (1785-1798), Cart tax (1785-1798), Clock and watch tax (1797-1798), Dog tax (1797-1798), Farm horse tax (1797-1798), Servant tax (1777-1798), Hearth tax (1691-1695), Horse tax (1785-1798), Inhabited house tax (1778-1798), Land tax (1645-1831), Poll tax (1694-1698), Shop tax (1785-1789), Window tax (1748-1798). Following the Consolidating Acts (38 Geo. III cap. 40 and 41), the duties on windows, inhabited houses, male servants, carts, carriages and dogs were incorporated in Consolidated Schedules of Assessed Taxes (1798-1799).

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